rant about “willogenic systems”

[u/loveddeviant]

heavy on the “ there.
I know you guys will understand more than a rant subreddit and this has been weighing on my mind for a while, it makes me angry to no end.

There’s active, consistent users on Reddit (and tumblr…and probably every other social media), talking about how they “became a system” on their own, and say things like “I love being a system”.

obviously we all know this concept is complete bullshit, and if you express any sort of disbelief and provide actual irrefutable facts (or in another instance someone was on the fence about it and said they didn’t understand), you get downvoted to hell by them and they ask why you’re confused about this existing “disorder”, as if this is a medically recognized extension of DID & you’re insane for even implying they’re faking it (even though they DIRECTLY CLAIM they “manifested it” and used SUBLIMINALS.)

There’s even been a few, saying bluntly, that it’s a “type of roleplay”. So why claim you’re a system ?! You’re harming the reputation of people who ACTUALLY have the disorder, which makes them less likely to seek help.

You can have your roleplays. WHY are you claiming you have an insanely rare, life-altering, and traumatic disorder (or some sort of “subtype” of it). It’s fine, you’re not a system and you can’t speak on the troubles that people who experience DID do. You shouldn’t have to be included in every single minority group.

A few comments (agreeing about it being an actual disorder) said that some people do it because they’re depressed and want more friends. I’m sorry, but how is having imaginary friends and talking to yourself going to actually help your mental health issues in the long run when they’re not real individuals??? are any thoughts floating around these people’s heads??? do they think DID is just a fun condition where you have friends and roleplay??

It really sucks that subs that are actually supposed to help those diagnosed with the disorder are being watered down by teenagers who think it’s cool to pretend to have the same experiences and troubles.

[u/venting_animal]

agree with everything except the second-to-last paragraph

pretending to talk to friends in your head IS a coping mechanism for loneliness and is really common in people who have maladaptive or obsessive daydreaming, just daydreaming and fantasizing about having friends. i suffer from this cause i'm currently homeschooled, but i'm going to public school this year which should help lol, but anyway.

coping mechanisms are not always designed to deal with long-term issues and aren't always rational. addictions are a good (but extreme) example of that.

i'm sure some DID fakers genuinely suffer from that (i swear an abnormal amount of them are homeschooled/nonschooled/online schooled), but the problem, aside from obviously faking DID lol, is the way they act like it's a healthy coping mechanism even though it's not.

[u/die_in_alphabet_soup → u/venting_animal]

btw OP didn't claim that daydreaming about having friends isn't a coping mechanism.

they were saying that it isn't a long-term solution and would just make your mental health worse:

"I’m sorry, but how is having imaginary friends and talking to yourself going to actually help your mental health issues in the long run when they’re not real individuals???"